Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 42.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.36
TZS922
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$53.48
TZS137,639
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